These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 60!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live in the burbs and work in the city (Chicago, the best city in the world). I'm an aunt, a friend and a colleague. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

For dinner I had a hot dog with a side of baked beans and I washed it all down with root beer. Isn't this how everybody eats over Memorial Day weekend?

I also worked out (30 mins. of cardio and 5 on the machines) and went to the movies. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It was charming and life affirming. It also had a cast almost entirely of retirees. I felt like a girl again, compared to the rest of the audience.

1. How
was your self esteem growing up? Depends on what area of my life we're looking at. I have always known I am smart. I have always struggled in the looks department. It's funny, because I recently found some photos of my previous self and, looking back, I think I was adorable. I wish I enjoyed those days more.

2. Do
you ever have a hard time with morals? At times. I'm not perfect.

3. Do
you eat in bed? If yes, what? I try not to.

4. What
was the last movie you hated and why? Babel. I thought it was ridiculously overwrought. For example, there's a girl in the movie who is not only saddled with a disability, she is motherless … and alienated from her father … and her volleyball team loses The Big Game … and she has cavities in her molars. In one scene, she pets a cat and I was just waiting for it to get hit by a car.

5. Have
you ever felt that you lost it all? If yes, explain. No. Because no matter what, I'll always have books and cats.

6. Have
you ever been stalked? Yes. Let's leave it at that.

7. Do
you believe in 'self help' for problems, or do you prefer therapy? I don't know that I prefer therapy, as it's often a painful exercise, but it's the most efficient and effective for me.

8. What
celebrity do you think should make a run for office? That would be none. I have no issue with celebs having political views. I just think of Arnold and Reagan and ask myself, do we really need more of this?

9. Do
you believe in happy endings? (We do. That why this is the last
question!) Yes. Though as Orson Welles said: any story can have a happy ending, it just depends when you end the story.